Eric Brown (golfer)
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| Intro | Golfer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Golfer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 10 February 1925, Bathgate, Pembina County, North Dakota, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 6 March 1986 (aged 61 years) |
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Biography
Eric Chalmers Brown (15 February 1925 – 6 March 1986) was a Scottish professional golfer.
Brown was born in Bathgate and played at the local golf course. He represented Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959 and had a 4-4-0 win-loss-half record. He won all of his four singles matches but lost his four foursomes matches. He topped the European Order of Merit in 1957. He was the non-playing captain of the British Ryder Cup teams in 1969 and 1971. He won the Scottish PGA Championship eight times between 1956 and 1968.
Amateur wins (1)
- 1946 Scottish Amateur
Professional wins (25)
- 1950 Northern Open
- 1951 Swiss Open
- 1952 Italian Open, Penfold Tournament
- 1953 Northern Open, Portuguese Open, Irish Open
- 1954 Northern Open
- 1955 Northern Open
- 1956 Scottish Professional Championship, Stuart C. Goodwin Tournament (tie with John Fallon)
- 1957 Northern Open, Dunlop Masters, Scottish Professional Championship, Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament (with George Will)
- 1958 Scottish Professional Championship, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Harold Henning)
- 1960 News of the World Match Play, Scottish Professional Championship, Dunlop Tournament (tie with Ralph Moffitt)
- 1962 News of the World Match Play, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1965 Scottish Professional Championship
- 1966 Scottish Professional Championship (tie with John Panton)
- 1968 Scottish Professional Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | 23 | T40 | T9 | T9 | DNP | T12 | DNP | 3 | T3 | DNP |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T9 | T5 | T34 | CUT | CUT | T17 | T23 | T43 | T18 | T16 | T32 | T40 |
Note: The Open Championship was the only major Brown played in.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1953, 1955, 1957 (winners), 1959
- World Cup (representing Scotland): 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
- Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1956 (winners), 1958 (winners)
- Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1957 (winners), 1958
- R.T.V. International Trophy (representing Scotland): 1967
- Double Diamond International (representing Scotland): 1971 (captain), 1972 (captain), 1973 (winners, captain)